CVE-2007-5816

Public Exploit

Description

dialog.php in CONTENTCustomizer 3.1mp and earlier allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive author credentials by making a request with an editauthor action, then reading the value of the newlocalpassword password input field in the HTML source of the resulting page.

Category

5.0
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 3.66% Top 15%
Vendor Advisory secunia.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26291 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/27440 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://packetstorm.linuxsecurity.com/0710-exploits/contentcustom-disclose.txt exploit
http://osvdb.org/39150 vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2007-5816?
CVE-2007-5816 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2007-5816?
To fix CVE-2007-5816, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2007-5816 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2007-5816 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~4% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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